Good heavens, something I agree with Lady Raza on.
A verbis ad verbera
Posted on 07/10/2009 6:35:49 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama
The cap and trade national energy tax is in trouble in the Senate after barely squeaking through the House last week. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday cancelled all legislative hearings and will not hold a committee markup on the massive energy tax before the August recess. Although Democrats have claimed they’ve put off this priority agenda item due to a busy work schedule, Republican staff sources in the Senate tell HUMAN EVENTS the Democrats do not yet have the votes to pass the bill.
Reminiscent of 1993 when House Democrats were forced to vote on Al Gore’s highly unpopular BTU tax, only to have the Senate completely ignore the bill, House Democrats are left on their own to nurse their twisted arms. With no cover from the Senate, House Democrats will go home to their districts for the entire August break to face the brunt of constituent outrage over their passage of the unpopular tax.
After first saying they would have a bill on the floor before the August break, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Cal.), chairman of the committee, said it would take up the bill sometime in September. It is unlikely that the full Senate would consider the measure if the votes are not there for passage.
The other major Democrat agenda priority has hit a stumbling block in the House. The Associated Press is reporting that Blue Dog Democrats are now balking at the cost of the proposed health care bill. In a letter sent to Democrat leaders, they cite concerns over the failure to propose a viable means of paying for the leviathan bill. Rumors abound that the House version of healthcare will sport a $1.5 trillion price tag as early as today, courtesy of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
The Blue Dog Democrats have buckled to pressure from their far-left House leadership all year. It remains to be seen if the group will do anything more than voice concerns in a letter.
Republicans have not yet been allowed to read the healthcare bill.
Sotomayor and the First Amendment
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) spoke from the Senate floor yesterday about the First Amendment and the emergence of commentary from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor -- including a 1996 law review article where she equates political campaign contributions with bribery. McConnell said of Sotomayor:
“First, and perhaps most concerning, she equates campaign contributions to bribery, going so far as to assume that a ‘quid pro quo’ relationship is at play every time anyone makes a contribution to a political campaign. She goes on to say that, quote:
“‘We would never condone private gifts to judges about to decide a case implicating the gift-givers' interests. Yet our system of election financing permits extensive private, including corporate, financing of candidates' campaigns, raising again and again the question of what the difference is between contributions and bribes and how legislators or other officials can operate objectively on behalf of the electorate.’
“In the same law review article, Judge Sotomayor calls into question the integrity of every elected official, Democrat and Republican alike, based solely on the fact that they collect contributions to run their political campaigns. She writes:
“‘Can elected officials say with credibility that they are carrying out the mandate of a ‘democratic' society, representing only the general public good, when private money plays such a large role in their campaigns?’
“In my view, the suggestion that such contributions are tantamount to bribery should offend anyone who’s ever contributed to a political campaign -- including the millions of Americans who donated money in small and large amounts to the Presidential campaign of the man who nominated Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.”
For the full transcript of the speech, which includes reference to some of Sotomayor’s rulings on First Amendment cases, go here.
A Record 9 Million Americans Unemployed
The Department of Labor revealed yesterday that a record number of Americans are collecting unemployment insurance benefits. Nearly 9 million people are currently on the rolls, an increase of 1 million since the so-called stimulus bill was passed.
Included in the count are 6 million receiving state benefits for up to six months and the nearly 3 million collecting federal benefits which extend payments for up to 12 additional months. The total 8.9 million unemployed workers collecting benefits is for the week ending June 20, 2009, the most recent week of complete data. The new number is triple the 2.9 million Americans collecting benefits just one year ago.
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Ways and Means, told HUMAN EVENTS, “Families didn’t need another report to tell them what they already knew: the President’s stimulus plan isn’t working and millions of Americans can’t find a job. Today, there are 2.5 million more Americans unemployed than the President promised there would be under his stimulus bill. Those numbers aren’t just statistics, they are families without a way to pay the mortgage or put food on the table.”
RSC Introduces the Reducing Barack Obama’s Unsustainable Deficit Act (REBOUND)
Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) yesterday introduced the Reducing Barack Obama’s Unsustainable Deficit Act (REBOUND), a bill that would repeal the unspent remainder of so-called stimulus spending. The bill would also eliminate the President’s $700 billion TARP slush fund by reclaiming $150 billion in unobligated TARP money, and would require all future repayments of TARP funds be applied to debt reduction.
“Buyer’s remorse has set in with the American people,” Price said. “President Obama’s so-called stimulus package is creating debt, not jobs, and the administration has turned the TARP program into a revolving federal slush fund. The resulting deficits threaten the prosperity of generations of Americans to come. While the President may honestly believe that using taxpayers as a credit card is an effective way to revive the economy, the American people want their money back.”
A one-pager on the legislation can be found here.
WTF? It's beyond time that the pubbies grew a pair and started blasting this from every media outlet that they can get in front of to let the American public that Pelosi/Reid are the most secretive leaders in American history!
When Powell has said 0bama is failing doing to much... it is bad.
So where is the GOP leadership on this??? This is the exact reason the Republicans are going the way of the Whigs. More people identify themselves as conservatives rather than Republicans, and the RINO leadership is too blind to see it.
I constantly wonder why BamBam still has > 50% approval rating, this is a big reason. The GOP has to stop giving Polisi/Reid political cover. Start letting people know about these outrages.
It’s the economy, [Chicago street characterization deleted]!
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
Rasmussen Reports | 7-10-2009 | Rasmussen Reports
Posted on 07/10/2009 6:30:36 AM PDT by smith5460
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Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll (Obama now -7)
Rasmussen Reports | 10 Jul 2009 | Rasmussen Reports
Posted on 07/10/2009 6:31:20 AM PDT by KRyanJames
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2289608/posts
Socialism is not so fun when you run out of other people’s money
“It’s the economy...”
Yes it is, and there are a lot of signs that people are starting to wake up. I believe we are going to see unemployment north of 12% before we recover. The one bright spot - perhaps America will learn a lesson after this dangerous flirtation with socialism. I’m not trying to be cold, I am unemployed myself after nearly 30 years. But I have noticed a growing disillusionment among the young, reality is such a hard mistress. For conservatives, instead of putting down those who were misguided, we now have an excellent teaching moment - if we don’t waste it.—JM
I’m horrified that they’re hiding the bill from the Republicans but honestly not surprised. That’s one of the central tenets of practiced socialism - keeping information away from the opposition. Just politics as usual for the Freedom Destroyers (aka Democrats).
boy it’s gonna be fun watching the DU and HuffPo brains exploding
Blood is in the water. Sarah stirs...
Slow it and then kill it. Same for the rest of the Democrat takeover of the economy.
GREAT POINT!
FWIW, when I'm talking with someone in their early 20's I just say, "Boy are you in trouble". It almost always gets a funny look and then I explain that they are going to get left holding the bill for everything that's being done. If I'm talking with someone older I just ask if they are having any second thoughts.
Good heavens, something I agree with Lady Raza on.
They’re in trouble because Obama and the rest of the Demwits continue to pursue their longterm agenda of establishing a single party state. That’s an easier idea to sell to the young — particularly when one looks at what they’re force-fed in public schools, and by thousands of partisan media shills. [speaking of a teaching moment]
Does anyone remember when the polls taken in mid 2008 said that American’s didn’t like the direction America was heading?
You see, the Democrats thought that meant we wanted to go LEFT! The problem is, most AMERICANS meant that Bush was already heading too far left and we wanted to go RIGHT!!! Of course, we all knew that McCain was going to continue the same course as Bush (probably a little more left). BUT, I think people were so caught up in the hopey-changey thing and the first African (as in born in Africa) American President that they didn’t notice that he had his LEFT turn blinker on since he has been in politics!
This “experiment” is going to end badly for America; I figure it will be a tribute to or a repeat of the Jimmy Carter fiasco!
With Government Motors getting ready to terminate thousands of jobs, the ripple effect is going to be terrible.
“With Government Motors getting ready to terminate thousands of jobs, the ripple effect is going to be terrible.”
Make that tens of thousands of jobs...
http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/01/news/companies/gm_facilities/index.htm?postversion=2009060116
Good suggestion, I'll keep it in mind.
Another approach I've tried is to say I can explain in one word why I'm a conservative, FREEDOM. I want it. Look at anything being done and ask is this promoting or detracting from personal freedom.
Well that's one thing that will get old pasty face to finally do something. Threaten his campaign contributions. What concerns me about Sotomeyer is she seems kind of stupid. Course, stupid isn't as bad as smart evil.
Damn the torpedos, Mr. Obama, full speed ahead. I can take the crack-up of the USS America better than you!
Thanks! They will pay financially, as you said. It’ll be worse than in the past, because Obama et al are also undermining the US economy and attempting to bring it entirely under state control, both of which mean no recovery, no boom, no prosperity, no jobs. We’re headed for a pre-Thatcher Great Britain existence.
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